Week #17 Rankings Cincinnati Soccer Talk gets back to the polls after having some staff vacation for week 15. Now we are seventeen weeks into the season and movement is occurring throughout the poll. The biggest movers from the last poll is Charlotte, moving up to the number 2 spot and gaining 30 points. Bethlehem has gained 24 points as well. The biggest mover in a … [Read more...]
Match Report FC Cincinnati 1 – Orlando City B 1
Matchday #16 FC Cincinnati vs. Orlando City B Orlando City Stadium - Attendance: 980 The start time of this game was pushed back but the scoring started right out of the gate. Orlando was able to do something that teams had struggle to do against the Orange and Blue. In the second minute of play Orlando's Martz came in from the corner and slotted a pass to Jordan … [Read more...]
FC Cincinnati vs. Saint Louis FC: 5 Things to Know Round 2
Saint Louis FC comes to Nippert Stadium for the second time this season in advance of FC Cincinnati's Open Cup game on Wednesday vs. the Chicago Fire. STLFC is wanting a do-over after the first meeting, a 4-0 slaughtering at the hands of Djiby. Here are 5 Things to Know going into Saturday night's match as well as the new March to Matchday Podcast. Where: Cincinnati, OH – … [Read more...]
Week 13 Power Rankings
Week #13 Rankings Thirteen weeks of play are in the USL books and the Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff has taken to the polls. Louisville makes a push up the rankings to number 2 gaining 21 points in the rankings. While Orlando lost the most 25 points falling to number 11 in our rankings. There is a clear separation of the top four teams in the rankings and a contentious … [Read more...]
USL Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week #11
Week #11 Rankings Eleven weeks of play are in the USL books, over 1/3 of the season for most teams. and the Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff has taken to the polls. FC Cincinnati scratched out a victory over Toronto and then lost to Rochester with a lineup consisting of a lot of new starters, due to an Open Cup victory over Louisville midweek. Rochester was the big mover adding … [Read more...]
Match Report: FC Cincinnati at Rochester Rhinos
Matchday #12 FC Cincinnati vs. Rochester Rhinos Capelli Sport Stadium - Attendance: 2,158 Saturday's game will not be remembered for its play on the field, especially from the FC Cincinnati perspective. The game was more indicative of a reserve team match for FCC due to the midweek US Open Cup match and the large contingent of players that have had minimal playing … [Read more...]
USL Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week #9
Week #9 Rankings Nine weeks of play are in the USL books and the Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff has taken to the polls again. Our own FC Cincinnati is trying to discover their chemistry, which is not good being that they are ten games into their season. Orlando made a big jump this week gaining 46 points from the previous poll, while the New York Red Bulls dropped 25 points. It … [Read more...]
FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City B: 5 Things to Know
FC Cincinnati returns to beautiful Nippert Stadium to take on one of the USL's "MLS2" teams, the Orlando City B. Here are 5 Things to Know going into Saturday night's match as well as the new March to Matchday #9 podcast! Where: Cincinnati, OH– Nippert Stadium When: Saturday, May 13th at 5:00 p.m. EST Form: FC Cincinnati (2W-3L-3D, 9pts.) 7th Place, Orlando City B ( … [Read more...]
USL Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week #7
Week #7 Rankings After Seven weeks of play, Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff has taken to the polls again. We are about a quarter of the way through the season for some teams while other teams still have only played five games. The schedule will start to balance out over the next month, but teams are starting to rise to the top or sink to the bottom. Our own FC Cincinnati is … [Read more...]
Match Report: FC Cincinnati 0 -Bethlehem Steel FC 1
Match #7 FC Cincinnati vs Bethlehem Steel FC Goodman Stadium - Attendance: 3,086 Soccer is one of the cruelest sports. In soccer, there are far more outcomes where the team that played better loses. FC Cincinnati did not have Lady Luck on their side this past Saturday when they took on Bethlehem Steel FC in the Lehigh valley. The game was the first this year without … [Read more...]
